Investigating the Science and Technology Landscape
NRC-CISTI's information specialists can perform customized information searches of Science and Technology (S&T) literature and provide quick access to existing data, information sources and documents.
Information Search
Answers clients' needs for a straightforward or a thorough investigation of S&T databases on a specific topic using the most advanced information resources. Provides efficient and cost-effective custom information searches, from ad hoc to exhaustive.
- Provides ground-breaking technical information and full text documents
- Gives access to patent literature
- Gives cutting edge industry and market information
- Provides access to electronic current awareness systems
Information Report
Answers requests that are more complex and closer to state of the art reviews on S&T topics. Provides overviews of technology areas that generally include S&T information and related market and business information.
- Gives access to synthesized information on S&T, market and business information
- Allows to validate understanding of a technology area
- Offers early due diligence for project research
 Competitive Technical Intelligence
NRC-CISTI also offers Competitive Technical Intelligence (CTI) services. Technical Business Analysts (TBA) and Information Specialists (IS), with a high level of training and extensive experience, work together to provide customized analysis of large volumes of published and unpublished sources of information that relate to your areas of R&D. Theycan help in:
- identifying similar projects around the globe
- suggesting which applications of your technology might be most profitable in the marketplace
- listing potential collaborators and partners
- encouraging or discouraging technology acquisition, partnering and/or R&D investments
This service is offered through NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) and NRC Technology Clusters initiatives.
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